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Chapter XVI
"Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!" "I should have thought you'd done enough of that at the wars," rejoined Carlton, smiling. "Come, George, it's you I want to hear about. Of course I have heard of you. So you enlisted in the Grenadiers, and you got straight to Tel-el-Kebir; and that's the clasp, and not the only one!
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"Come, George, it's you I want to hear about.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come, George, it's you I want to hear about.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course I have heard of you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I should have thought you'd done enough of that at the wars," rejoined Carlton, smiling.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I should have thought you'd done enough of that at the wars," rejoined Carlton, smiling.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come, George, it's you I want to hear about.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “So you enlisted in the Grenadiers, and you got straight to Tel-el-Kebir; and that's the clasp, and not the only one!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I should have thought you'd done enough of that at the wars," rejoined Carlton, smiling.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “"Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I should have thought you'd done enough of that at the wars," rejoined Carlton, smiling.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Come, George, it's you I want to hear about.
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From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So you enlisted in the Grenadiers, and you got straight to Tel-el-Kebir; and that's the clasp, and not the only one!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I should have thought you'd done enough of that at the wars," rejoined Carlton, smiling.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
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From this reading "I should have thought you'd done enough of that at the wars," rejoined Carlton, smiling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So you enlisted in the Grenadiers, and you got straight to Tel-el-Kebir; and that's the clasp, and not the only one!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come, George, it's you I want to hear about.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course I have heard of you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I should have thought you'd done enough of that at the wars," rejoined Carlton, smiling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So you enlisted in the Grenadiers, and you got straight to Tel-el-Kebir; and that's the clasp, and not the only one!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I should have thought you'd done enough of that at the wars," rejoined Carlton, smiling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come, George, it's you I want to hear about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So you enlisted in the Grenadiers, and you got straight to Tel-el-Kebir; and that's the clasp, and not the only one!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So you enlisted in the Grenadiers, and you got straight to Tel-el-Kebir; and that's the clasp, and not the only one!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I should have thought you'd done enough of that at the wars," rejoined Carlton, smiling.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come, George, it's you I want to hear about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of course I have heard of you.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
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From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So you enlisted in the Grenadiers, and you got straight to Tel-el-Kebir; and that's the clasp, and not the only one!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come, George, it's you I want to hear about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So you enlisted in the Grenadiers, and you got straight to Tel-el-Kebir; and that's the clasp, and not the only one!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I should have thought you'd done enough of that at the wars," rejoined Carlton, smiling.
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From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So you enlisted in the Grenadiers, and you got straight to Tel-el-Kebir; and that's the clasp, and not the only one!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So you enlisted in the Grenadiers, and you got straight to Tel-el-Kebir; and that's the clasp, and not the only one!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I should have thought you'd done enough of that at the wars," rejoined Carlton, smiling.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should have thought you'd done enough of that at the wars," rejoined Carlton, smiling.
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From this reading "I should have thought you'd done enough of that at the wars," rejoined Carlton, smiling.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So you enlisted in the Grenadiers, and you got straight to Tel-el-Kebir; and that's the clasp, and not the only one!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
a person, without saying who
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So you enlisted in the Grenadiers, and you got straight to Tel-el-Kebir; and that's the clasp, and not the only one!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So you enlisted in the Grenadiers, and you got straight to Tel-el-Kebir; and that's the clasp, and not the only one!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I should have thought you'd done enough of that at the wars," rejoined Carlton, smiling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I should have thought you'd done enough of that at the wars," rejoined Carlton, smiling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I should have thought you'd done enough of that at the wars," rejoined Carlton, smiling.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come, George, it's you I want to hear about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I should have thought you'd done enough of that at the wars," rejoined Carlton, smiling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I'm all right," said the young soldier with his fine eyes on the other's face; "but I want to kill somebody, that's all!"
